HARARE – A man has been charged over the May 28 murder of Kadoma cricketer Scott Blessing Kamwise.
Kamwise, 24, was knifed on his back and neck along Waterworks Road, near Blue Ranges in the gold mining town.
Police have arrested Jimmy Kambiyata, 34, of Muzvuvagumbo Village in Gokwe.
Kambiyata appeared at the Kadoma Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with murder.
Prosecutors say Kambiyata, who suspected Kamwise of having an affair with his girlfriend, used the woman’s phone to lure him to his death.
“It is the state’s case that on May 28, 2024, at around 10PM, the accused person used his girlfriend’s cellphone to lure the now-deceased Blessing Scott Kamwise to their home on the promise that he would spend the night. Kambiyata harboured suspicions of an affair between Kamwise and his girlfriend,” the National Prosecuting Authority charges.
On arrival at the house, the prosecution says Kambiyata waylaid the unsuspecting Kamwise and stabbed him once on the neck and once on the back with a knife, leading his death.
The knife used in the killing was recovered from Kambiyata’s house, it is alleged.
Kamwise, a Kadoma Cricket Club player, was seen by many locals as full of potential in the elite sport.
Kambiyati was remanded in custody June 24 this year.
